Nighthawks to Open 1957-58 Season With St Marys JC
Irv Easterday, coach and AD at Hagerstown Junior College, predicts the best HJC cage team in history as they host St Marys Junior College in the Tri-State Conference opener on the South Hagerstown High floor. No admission charged, hoped-for strong turnout despite a tough schedule.
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Irv Easterday
Hagerstown Junior College
Nighthawks
St. Mary's Junior College
South Hagerstown
Easterday
HJC
Irv
Navy earns Lambert Trophy with All-East picks
Navy lands two players on the All-East team as Army misses some honors. The Lambert Trophy committee, aided by sports writers and broadcasters, selects Notre groups from Penn State, Yale, Dartmouth, Princeton, Rutgers and others. Navy’s Bob Anderson and Tom Forrestal star as key performers in the win over Army.
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Navy
Army
Fenn State
Pittsburgh
Boston College
Rutgers
Yale
Dartmouth
Princeton
Attys
Ene Ta Sho
Bob Anderson
Shipmen
Cant
Sten
Kernah
Walters
Penn State
Andivtixe Cavallon
Rei Tom Forrestal
Mylee
Saas
Sartreart
Tom Meehan
Ned Boston College
Guarda
Kernan
Oldham
Forrestal
Anderson
Pete
Bill Austin
John Sehanwich
Lal
Sapoch
Hacks
Fairchild Teams Open 1957-58 Basketball Campaign
Fairchild Packets and Cargoettes prepare for Thursday night opens at the State Armory. Coach Stew Paxton notes many 1956-57 players have left, bringing many debuts. Packets host Winchester Hell Clothes, Cargoettes face Washington State Department Ramblers in twin opening games with 11 players chosen for the season.
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Fairchild
State Armory
Stew Paxton
Hell Clothes Squint
Winchester
Carqoettes
State Department Ramblers
Washington
Cargoettes
Ramblers
Paxton
Packers
John Borager
Gene Gardenhaur
Bobby Ktughes
Packet
Jack Peters
Gil Moran
Hoy Stotler
Tobn Morton
John Keim
John Keller
Jim Wilson
John Pearman
Fairchild Aircraft
State Department
Local teams brace for cage tilts with new lineups
Five Cargo ettes from last season will be missing Audrey Shade Lacraine Hess Janice Warren Gloria Burger and Lana Glazer. New look Cargoettes face a veteran Ramblers squad while Hagerstown area junior colleges and high schools launch the 1957 58 basketball campaigns with multiple games across local gyms.
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Cargoettes
Audrey Shade
Lacraine Hess
Janice Warren
Gloria Burger
Lana Glazer
Carga- Jettes
Jeanne Small
Kathryn Renisburg
Rhoda Helmintoller
Connie Snyder
Julia McAllister
Dottie Martz
Amy Myers
Myers
Spark Plug
Gail ‘Lats
Ther
Hagerstown Junior League Opens With Inaugural Game
A photo from South Potomac Junior High captures the Hagerstown Junior Basketball League opening night for the 1957 58 season. The Optimist Club and St Marys met as St Marys edged the Optimists 27 15. Mike Levie and Brian Earhnart led the jump ball for the rivals. Chief Overton praised league officials and urged parent attendance at the games.
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South Potomac
Hagerstown
Blair Overton
St. Mary's
Mike Levie
Brian Earhnart
Chief Overton
Giants Dodgers Pay Damages To Coast League
Colorado Springs report shows the Pacific Coast League will receive 900000 in damages from the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers for leaving Los Angeles and San Francisco. Six clubs will share 150000 each as the PCL repositions to Spokane Phoenix Salt Lake City and other moves. The San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers must pay gate rece ipts over three years while the league negotiates relocations and park deals by December 16.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Pacific Coast League
Aemt
Los Angeles
San Francisco
National League
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Giants
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Seattle
Vancouver
San Diego
Sacramento
Hollywood
PCL
Phoenix
Ariz
Spokane
Salt Lake City
Leslie O'Connor
San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers
National Assn
O'Connor
Eague
Justice Department
Orioles Draft Burl Hamric in Major League Session
Baltimore selected outfielder Burl Hamric who hit .291 last season for Los Angeles in the Pacific Coast League. The club paid $15,000 to the Dodgers for Hamric at the draft in Colorado Springs. Hamric, a left batter with right throw, had 16 RBIs and 19 homers last year and has three straight seasons hitting over .290 in the minors.
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Colorado Springs
Baltimore Orioles
Burl Hamric
Los Angeles
Orioles
Los Angeles Dodger
Hamric
Richards
Dodger
Cambridge
Junior League Cagers Open New Season At South Potomac
The Junior Basketball League started its new season last night at South Potomac Junior High. Fraternal Order of Pao kge and St. Mary's won their openers as Civitan fell 32 to 11. Martin led the winners with ten points, while Miles topped the losers with nine. St. Mary's pulled away in the third quarter to beat the Optimist Club 27 to 15, Diseati scoring 14 for St. Mary's. Evening games at Woodland Way Junior High include the Biks versus the Lions at 7 and the Jaycees against UAW at 8.
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Hagerstown Junior College
St. Mary's Junior College
St. Mary’s City
Pete Sopko
Smithsburg
Quincy
Hagerstown
North
South
North High
Williamsport
South High
Greencastle
Nick ‘Scallion
Washington College
Paul Flick
St. Maria Goretti
Paepare
Pennsylvania
St. James School
Washington County
Southeaststown
Airfield
South Potomac
Diseati
St. Mary's
Miles
Woodland Way
Biks
Lions
Jaycees
UAW
Opti GE Pur
Faherty
Mike Au
Maine
United States Plans Strong Olympic Prep
United States Olympic Association president Kenneth L. Tug Wilson urged a four year program for top world standing in 1960 Rome. Captain Tom Hamilton of Pittsburgh warned against postponing training as competition intensifies. The U S finished second to Russia in 1956 with two golds and 543 points. Wilson is confident a robust program can yield top results in Rome.
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Kenneth L.tug? Wilson
U.S. Olympic Assn
Crs
Wilsory
Tom Hamilton
University of Pittsburgh
America
Rome
Russia
Melbourne
Wilson
Af High
Draft picks highlight 1959 Pro football players
College stars including Hill and Crow led the Chicago Cardinals draft as top choices. Other All-America candidates like Michaels, Karras, Currie, Christy, Pate, Kowalczyk, and King were drafted for 1959 duty. NFL owners approved exhibition pay and injury protection, aligning bylaws with anti trust laws after Bell's testimony.
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Finnal Football League
Heraj Conference
Pacific
Michigan State
West Virtue
Ginia
Texas
Auburn
Iowa
Pittsburgh
Inary
NFL
Oklahoma
Baylor
Qing Hill
Rice
John Crow
Texas A&m
Chicago Cardinals
Cardinals
Hill
Craw
Collegians
Jimmy Phillips
Los Angeles
Lou Michaels
Kentucky
Alex Karras
Towa
Detroit
Bill Krisher
Dan Currie
Green Bay
Dick Christy
North Carolina State
Jim Pate
Michigan
San Francisco
Walt Kowalczyk
Phil King
Vanderbilt
New York
Bert Bell
Jay
Associated Press
Bell
Colts Grab Speedy Back In Draft Action
PHILADELPHIA Leonard Jagles from Louisville headlines the Baltimore Colts draft picks, noted for speed and two way potential. Also selected were halfback Bob Strangley of Colorado, guard Joe Nicely of West Virginia, and end Les Walters of Penn State. Coach Weeb Ewbank praised the four prospects and Jagles speed as a key asset.
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Leonard Jagles
Pitchron Gazelle
Louisville
Baltimore Colts
Louisville University
Colts
Bob Strangley
Colorado
Joe Nicely
West Virginia
Les Walters
Penn State
Weeb Ewbank
Yles
Ewbank
Stransky
Carroll Rosenblack
Detroit
San Francisco
Baltimore
Memorial Stadium
Chicago Bear
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Cooke
Dew Healy
Lal
Healy
Cleve
Jewel's Reward Crowned 1957 2 Year-Old Colt in Miami
Jewel's Reward, trained at Maine Chance Farm, was named 2 Year-Old Colt of 1957 by the Thoroughbred Racing Assn. The horse won five major stakes and earned $115,447 from the Pimlico Futurity, boosting career earnings to $340,642.
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Fla
h—Jewe
Hizebeth N. Graham
Maine Chance Farm
Board of Selection of
The
Thoroughbred Racing Assn
Jewel
Pimlien
Hasty Reed
Upsets Mark Opening Of Dog Season
The 1957-58 college basketball season opens with two top teams falling. Wilt Chamberlain scores heavily as Kansas beat Oklahoma State 62-56. Minnesota tops Southern Methodist 66-51 and Evansville downs Louisville 92-82. Michigan State, Northwestern, Purdue and Wisconsin win, while Gonzaga debuts French center Jean Claude Lefebvre in a 71-97 win over Idaho.
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Chamberlain
Oklahoma State
Jayhawks
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Evansville
SMU
Indiana
Ohio University
Michigan State
Jol Green
Butler
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Miami
Ohio
Minois
Marquette
Reitchicky
Duke
Vanderbilt
Oklahoma City
le Vanee
Houston
Jean Claude Lefebvre
Goanzaga
Gonzaga
College of Idaho
San Francisco Dans
Chica State
Stanford
College of Pacifica
Whitey Johnson
Gophers
Charley Tyra
Anther
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